Jacksonville Area Community Food Center Moves to New Location
By Benjamin Cox on August 29, 2023 at 10:10am
The Jacksonville Area Community Food Center has moved into a new building over the weekend. The non-profit organization that provides several hundred low-income families with essential food has moved into a larger space at the former Production Press building, located at 311 East Morgan Street. The move was directly south across the parking lot from […]
HSHS Experiencing System-Wide Outage
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 28, 2023 at 3:38pm
A major healthcare network based in central Illinois is apparently back to paper while dealing with a network-wide systems outage. Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is experiencing an outage across its entire network of hospitals and medical centers in Illinois and Wisconsin, including the HSHS Medical Group Practice in Jacksonville, HSHS St. Johns, and the […]
Jacksonville Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison on Drug Charge
By Benjamin Cox on August 28, 2023 at 8:59am
A Jacksonville woman who pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in April has been sentenced. 59-year old Tonja L. Day was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in federal prison on Thursday of last week. Day pleaded guilty to a count of methamphetamine trafficking on April 25th. According to a federal indictment, Day was […]
Pleasant Hill’s Summer Food Program Receives Governor’s Hometown Award
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2023 at 5:02pm
A village in Pike County has been awarded a top honor by the governor’s office for their initiative to feed children over the summer. Pleasant Hill’s Summer Food Program was chosen as this year’s Governor’s Cup winner in the Governor’s Hometown Awards. The award is chosen annually by a panel of six judges who were […]
Unemployment Rate in Region Rising Again
By Benjamin Cox on August 27, 2023 at 4:52pm
The region’s unemployment rate is back on the rise after a relatively quiet summer. Layoffs at Memorial Health and the closing of a couple of businesses have caused jobless rates to rise between .3-.5% the month of July, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s statistics. Morgan County went up by a third of […]
Jacksonville Man on Probation for Child Porn Conviction Arrested For Child Porn, Indecent Solicitation of a Child
By Benjamin Cox on August 26, 2023 at 12:56pm
A Jacksonville man who pleaded guilty to a child pornography possession charge in June has been arrested for more child pornography possession charges as well as indecent solicitation of a child. 21-year old Demond L. Harris, Jr., listed as homeless, was arrested by Jacksonville Police near the intersection of Howe Street and Railroad Street at […]
Storage Units Destroyed in Suspicious Lafayette Avenue Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 26, 2023 at 12:15pm
No one was injured but several area residents lost significant amounts of property due to a suspicious fire in Jacksonville early Saturday morning. Jacksonville and South Jacksonville Fire Department crews responded to a call of a structure fire in the storage units complex located at 321 West Lafayette Avenue at 2:36 a.m. Saturday. According to […]
I.C. Says More Partnerships with Community Colleges, Other Higher Ed Institutions in Region to Come
By Benjamin Cox on August 25, 2023 at 4:28pm
Illinois College’s president says the school’s partnership with other institutions is going to continue. I.C. President Dr. Barbara Farley says the school’s recent partnerships with Kaskaskia College and John Wood Community College is just the beginning of matriculation agreements the school hopes to sign with other institutions: “We started an IC online program in the […]
Ameren Says IL, MO Has Enough Power For Extended Heat; Still Urges Electricity Conservation
By Benjamin Cox on August 25, 2023 at 4:12pm
Ameren-Illinois officials say there is enough energy to cover high energy needs forecast for today’s heatwave. The regional grid operator, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) said yesterday there was a possibility that there may be a necessity for conservation of energy because of the heat and high demand being placed upon the grid. Shawn Schukar, […]
IL AG’s Office Files Contempt Complaint Against Spire STL Pipeline For Alleged Failure to Correct Right of Way Issues in Greene, Scott, Jersey
By Benjamin Cox on August 25, 2023 at 4:06pm
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a petition to potentially hold a Missouri natural gas company in indirect civil contempt for failing to follow a court-imposed order to fix problems along a pipeline that runs through Scott, Greene, and Jersey counties. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has filed a petition for rule to show […]